Fair weather Berners

October at Rock HQ, and the average monthly rainfall here is 5 inches. Today we had three inches of rain in around 9 hours. The Berners were up for the challenge and braved the deluge.

They stood guard while I carried the buckets!

The Manx contingent!

Three lovely pics of Nessa

probably the only Berner on the Isle of Mann

If she isn't, shes the best looking!

Posh Dog

This is quite a regal pose from Bliss, covered in mud obviously, but still a posh dog.

News on Biffer, one of this years litter, poor lads had an accident and broken his toe! This is nastier than it sounds and the brave Berner has chewed his dressings off, several times, so its going to take a while to heal. As its such a wide break unless it heals quickly he will either have to have it amputated or externally pinned and so off his feet for weeks!

Keeping him occupied

Reuben has a new obsession

The bird feeder

Nearly tall enough!

A grand day out

Morgan took his owners to the Kennel Clubs Bernese Mountain dog day to show them how big he will get, what hobbies he would like to take up and how well behaved Bernese Mountain Dog Owners en masse.

Morgan, Reuben's "little" brother is showing all the signs of being a fantastic example of the breed, we shall have to keep in touch with Wanda and make sure we don't enter the same shows!

The carts look splendid, and the barding or coats are a new item to us so thanks for the pic.

Morgans signed up for cart classes. One of ours, Spotty is being measured for a dog rig, having met up with the England champion musher I was able to pick his brains about the kit needed, the training necessary and the amount of time I could expect to spend in casualty while dog and rig continued over hills and far away.

Look closer!

Lurking in the undergrowth

WooZah is hiding

Bliss thinks she has found something

But WooZah is still the Bernese Hide and Seek Champion 2010!

Pet therapy

Berners, they know when you need a hug!

Proper mountain dogs

Up on the Bonsai Mountain the Berners have a drink from a rock pool

Then go climbing, proper mountain dogs!

Leader of the pack

Well I try to be!

The boys

Well two of them anyway, Rocky and Spotty watching for asthmatic rabbits.

Go and play

Rocky in his backyard

Sitting pretty

WooZah trying to look alert on the patio

Mine!

Spotty and his obsession with tree trunks took on a new twist today when he jumped into the pig pen and tried to

make off with their teething log, they like to chew this from time to time, Spotty decided he wanted it and

managed to move it from the mud before he was spotted by the pigs who made him out it back.

A quiet cuppa

A short sit down to enjoy a quick cuppa during today's labours on the smallholding.

The Berners decided they wanted to join me

and as you can see their enthusiasm

is overpowering.